Ophthalmic mounting and method of making the same



June 17, 1930. 4 F. R. BISHOP 1,765,123

OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed March 14, 1928 lnverybor Fredemil R. .B Lsho u w w I Patented June I 17, 1930 UNITED-STATES PATENT oF F C E Q EEEDEEIOK E cE BISHOP, OF NORTH ATTL BORO, MAssAcHUsETTs, AssIe-NOE To THE BISHOP COMPANY, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MAssAOHosETTs, A OOEPO'EATION .OIE

MASSACHUSETTS OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE sAME 7 Application filed March 14, 1928. Serial o. 261,687.

The present invention relates to ophthalmic mountings and to methods of making the same.

The invention will be explained in connection with the acompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bar A from which a preferred bridge may be manufactured, as illustrated in other figures; Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are diagrammatic views representing successive stages in the preferred method of manufacture; Fig. 5 is a view, corresponding to Fig. 4, showingthe nose guards and lens-holding clamps attached; Figs. 6 and 7 represents subsequent steps in the preferred method of manufacture; Fig. 8 is a view of a modification; Fig. 9' is a section taken upon the line 9-9 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the arrows; Figs. 10 and 11 are views, respectively, of a guard and lens-holding clamp and Fig. 12 is a section takenupon the line 1212 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction notches 8 are made in the inner'or lower side or edge of the bar 2, and terminate at a point removed from the outer or upper edge of the bar 2, so as to leave portions 10 of the bar, adjacent to the outer edge of the bar, uncut near the verteces of the Vs 8. Guards 12 and lens-holding members 14 are then se-- cured to the reduced ends 6 in a manner hereinafter described, as shown in Fig. 5, after which the bar is bent at the verteces 10 so as '1' to make the faces 16 and 18 of each V-shaped notch 8 contact, as shown in Fig. 6. .A

mitred joint is thus produced at each vertex, which terminates at a point intermediate between the inner and outer edges of the bar 2, by reasonof the fact that the portion of the bar 2 near the outer edge of the bar was left uncut when the V-shaped notch 8 was. made. The portions 20 and 22 of each bar member on each side of the portion 10 are then integral y secured gether by solder r 1 as shown at 4. The.

- in any other'manner, as shown in Fig. 6, after which the intermediate portion 22 of thebar is bent upward and outward away from the wearers forehead, but with a point of inflexion at 24 between the middle point 26 of the'intermediate portion 22 and each portion 10, as shown' in Fig 7. Adjustment for pupilary distance may be efl'ected by bending the intermediate portionl22in and outbetween the points of infiexion 24. The. outwardly bent portion at the middle point 26 prevents contact with the wearers forehead. The resulting bridge is constituted of an intermediate or cross portion 22 and two depending end' portions 20 joined together ata very) sharp angle or corner by. a mitr'ed oint An opening 28 is cut in the arm 32 of each guardl2, and an opening in each lensholding. clamp 14." A'guard 12 and ai lens holding clamp 14 are .superposed, with the openings 28 and 30 in alinement, and a projection 6 is then inserted in the alined 1 openings 28 and 30, and secured in place in any desired manner, as by means of solder. The arm 32 of the guard thus originally extends forward away fromthe' lens-holding clamp 14. The arm 32 is next bent'backward across the planes of the lenses carried by the lens-holding members, as shown at 34, sothat the saidengaging portion of-the guard 12 is disposed at the rear of the"bridge. The guards may be adjusted in and out to correspond to the adjustment ofthe bridge.

The l'dns-holding members 14are shown as clamps for holding rimless lens. 111 the modification of Fig. 8, however, the end portions 20 of thebridge' are secured to lensholding rims'36by means of posts 38 that are soldered both to the rims 36 and intermediate portions of the end portions 20 of thebridge.

The guards 12 are of a manufacture similar to the guards heretofore described, except I that the free ends of the arms 32are disposed between the lower ends of the end portions 20 and the lens-holding rims 36- and are securedin'place by solder at 40.

' It will be understood that the invention 7 may befurtherjm'odifie'd by persons skilled in the" wand such modifications are considered two lens -holding"members,

to be within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

vVhat is claimed is:

1. A method of making an ophthalmic mounting that comprises cutting two V- shapednotches a bar so as to leave a portion of the bar uncut near the vertex of each V, whereby the bar becomes divided into an intermediate" portion between the V-shaped notches and two end portions on-the other sides of the V-shaped notches, bending the bar at each of the said vertices so as to cause the said middle and the points of infiexion and the guards being correspondingly adjustable. I

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed narne. I

FREDERICK RICE BISHOP.

opposite faces of each notch to come intoc'ontact, integrally uniting the bent portions of r the bar together at the opposite faces of each notch, and attaching a lens-holding member to each of the two end portions.-

2. A method of making anophthalmic near the vertex of each V, cutting anopening mon'nting that comprises reducing the ends of a bar, cutting two V-shaped notches 1n the 1 bar so as to leave a portion of the bar uncut in each of two guards, fixing one of the rei dnced ends in each of the openings, bending r the bar at" each of the said vertiee's so as to cause opposite faces of each notch to come into contact, integrally uniting the bent por tions of the bar together at the opposite faces of each notch, shaping the bar to form a bridge, shaping the guards so as to adapt them to rest upon awearers nose, and providing the mounting with lens-holding memhers.

- and a lens-hol ding member and a guard carried by'each of the said end portions. 4. An: ophthalmic mounting comprising ing the lens-holding members bent upward 3. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a I a two lens hol-ding' members, a bridgeconnectit and outward away from the forehead of the wearer, and a guard attached to the bridge at the same point as each lens-holding.- me1nber, each guard extending forward away from its lens-holding member, and then backward across the planes of the lenses carried by the lens-holding members.

5. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a bridge connecting the lens holding membersbent upward and outward away from the forehead of the wearer at its middle and having a pointof in- ,eflexion between said middle and each le-n' sholding member, and a guard attached near each lens-holding member, each guard extending forward away from its lensholdingmember, and then backward across the planes of the lenses carried by I the lens-holding members, the bridge being adjustable between i-so 

